Le bagnard (1951)

• 54%
• 1951
• Drama
• Pierre Gay
• Lucien Nat
• Lili Bontemps

The practice of Dr. Julien, hat GP of Marseilles, consists mainly of drug-addicts. One day, one of his patient stirbt at his surgery and Julien yields to the temptation : he steals the dead man ' s money and hides the corpse in a trunk. But the whole thing is discovered and ... misinterpreted. The doctor is condemned for killing the junkie and sent to the Cayenne convict prison, from which he escapes. The Indians give him shelter and he soon is given the opportunity to return their good deed when a yellow fever epidemic strikes their tribe. A young woman helps to fight the disease and thanks to her, Julien considering that starts a new life is possible for him.